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Millions of Brits risking fraud by ignoring Confirmation of Payee warnings

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Millions of Brits risking fraud by ignoring Confirmation of Payee warnings

Millions of Brits are putting themselves at risk by ignoring warnings that bank account details do not match when making a transfer, according to research from Lloyds Bank.

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BNPL has Americans confused - survey

Findings from a new survey on consumer sentiments and understanding around Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) illustrates that while BNPL is growing in popularity among consumers with 31% of consumers having used the service, there are still several misconceptions and a prevalent lack of understanding around how BNPL companies operate, compete with traditional credit card companies, and serve consumers.

UK tech ecosystem worth $1 trillion, with fintech dominating

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UK tech ecosystem worth $1 trillion, with fintech dominating

The UK's technology ecosystem is now worth $1 trillion, with fintech dominating the list of most valuable firms.

Bank of Canada partners MIT on CBDC research

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Bank of Canada partners MIT on CBDC research

The Bank of Canada has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a twelve-month research project on central bank digital currencies.

Payments Transformation: Emerging Stronger

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Payments Transformation: Emerging Stronger

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Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

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Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

Brazil's central bank has picked project proposals from nine firms - including Santander, Visa and Bitcoin Market - for a challenge investigating the development of a CBDC.

UK merchants warned to get ready for imminent SCA

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UK merchants warned to get ready for imminent SCA

With the UK finally set to officially enforce Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules, vendor Forter is warning merchants that issuing banks are already issuing soft declines on transactions which have not been sent to 3DS and are not flagged as either exempt or out of scope.

Danske Bank tests quantum communication for data transfer

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Danske Bank tests quantum communication for data transfer

Danish researchers are claiming a breakthrough in IT security after using quantum communication to transfer data between computers at Danske Bank.

UK regulators publish AI report

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UK regulators publish AI report

The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority have concluded a year-long investigation into the role of data, model risk and governance in the use of AI in financial services.

JPMorgan research uses quantum network to protect blockchains

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JPMorgan research uses quantum network to protect blockchains

Researchers from JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena say they have built a quantum key distribution (QKD) network that can secure blockchain applications against quantum attacks

JPX investigates digitally tracked green bonds

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JPX investigates digitally tracked green bonds

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is looking into the issuance of "digitally tracked green bonds" as a way of raising funds for its carbon neutrality ambitions.

Private sector project makes Britcoin play

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Private sector project makes Britcoin play

A new UK initiative is looking to advance the case for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), publishing a green paper and preparing a set of pilots.

The Future of Regulation 2022

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The Future of Regulation 2022

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Boston Fed makes digital dollar code progress

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Boston Fed makes digital dollar code progress

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT researchers investigating the technicalities of a CBDC have designed a system capable of handling 1.7 million transactions a second, without using distributed ledger technology.

Climate fintech funding 3x higher than all previous years combined - CommerzVentures

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Climate fintech funding 3x higher than all previous years combined - CommerzVentures

According to CommerzVentures’ second report on climate fintech, venture capital (VC) funding for fintechs driving net-zero economies hit a record high in 2021.

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US Faster Payments Council releases latest barometer

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), in partnership with Glenbrook Partners, today released results from the 3rd annual Faster Payments Barometer.

Humans trump AI at making money in financial markets - study

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Humans trump AI at making money in financial markets - study

Humans still have the edge over artificial intelligence when it comes to making money in the financial markets, according to a new paper which raises questions about previous research into the topic.

Getting tech right: Selecting the right software products to fulfil the digital demands of banking

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Getting tech right: Selecting the right software products to fulfil the digital demands of banking

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Finextra's top whitepapers of 2021

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Finextra's top whitepapers of 2021

With 2021 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

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Tiku Patel joins Tesco Bank board

Tesco Bank has today unveiled its board's new independent non-executive director, Tiku Patel – CEO of private equity owned technology and analytics driven motor finance provider, Blue Motor Finance.

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